• Thursday, 22 April 2021

    THIS MORNING: EBRD boss in town for second day + Italy’s recovery program looks a lot like Egypt’s

    Good morning, wonderful people. One last sprint and we run headlong into the weekend. We’re unlikely to know before this afternoon whether we have a three-day weekend this weekend — or a five-day break next weekend. We’ll have the answer...
  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021

    Egypt’s rail network could be partially privatized

    Private rail companies will be brought on board as operators of new trains the government is adding to Egypt’s existing railway network, Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir said in a statement. Ongoing plans include the purchase of six new passenger...
  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021

    Heads are rolling at the railway authority

    It’s the axe (kind of) for National Railway Authority (NRA) Chairman Ashraf Raslan and other officials, as Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir looks to institute a shake-up in the rail sector after five train accidents in less than a month...
  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021

    Qalyubia crash investigation rolls on

    Four railway officials were detained yesterday as an investigation into this week’s Qalyubia train crash entered its third day, Masrawy reports. The report suggests the officials include the train conductor and his assistant, contradicting an earlier report that said the...
  • Sunday, 18 April 2021

    Talk shows on 18 April 2021:

    Season two of Al Ikhtiyar was top of the talk shows’ agenda last night: The fifth episode, which dramatized the dispersal of the 2013 Rabaa sit-in, received coverage on El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 2:00) and Ala Mas'ouleety (watch, runtime: 5:00),...
  • Tuesday, 23 March 2021

    Last Night’s Talk Shows on 23 March 2021

    It was a mixed bag of nuts on the airwaves last night, as the talking heads mostly turned their attention to Health Minister Hala Zayed’s press conference on Egypt’s planned manufacturing of the Sinovac vaccine (which we recap in full...
  • Tuesday, 23 March 2021

    Last Night’s Talk Shows on 23 March 2021

    It was a mixed bag of nuts on the airwaves last night, as the talking heads mostly turned their attention to Health Minister Hala Zayed’s press conference on Egypt’s planned manufacturing of the Sinovac vaccine (which we recap in full...
  • Sunday, 21 March 2021

    Also on our Radar on 21 March 2021

    Marakez has begun (pdf) construction of its mall in Mansoura, in which it will invest EGP 1 bn during the first phase.Saipem is interested in taking part in the planned construction of Cairo Metro’s sixth line, which is expected to...
  • Wednesday, 10 March 2021

    Test, test …

    It’s time for trial operations to begin at the new administrative capital ahead of its inauguration before 2022. Up first: The area’s government district, where employees will be relocated in stages to test out the district and its facilities as...

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